The Story Behind Poner Límites (Remix)
Poner Límites (Remix) was one of the most difficult songs I've ever written, not because of the melody, the production, or the arrangement, but because of everything that came attached to it. The original version was performed by Flordmar and came from a completely different perspective. When I decided to create this remix, I didn't want to simply re record the song. I wanted to adapt it and make it my own. The concept remained the same, but the lyrics changed dramatically because this time I was writing from a place that felt painfully personal. At the beginning of 2026, I went through the end of a relationship that I honestly believed would be part of my life for many years. Like most people who fall deeply in love, I had dreams, plans, expectations, and a future I had already started imagining in my head. When that future disappeared, I found myself facing a question I had never really asked before, How much of yourself should you sacrifice to keep someone else happy?
For a long time, I thought love meant being available. Being patient. Being understanding. Being willing to carry more weight when the other person couldn't. And to be fair, I still believe those things matter. But somewhere along the way, I realized there is a difference between loving someone and abandoning yourself. That's where this song was born. The lyrics came together during a period when I started doing something that sounds simple but felt incredibly difficult: saying no, No to carrying responsibilities that weren't mine, No to fixing every problem, No to believing that my value depended on how much I could give, No to relationships that only worked when I was the one making all the sacrifices. What surprised me was how quickly things changed once those boundaries appeared.
Sometimes people tell you they love you, but the moment you stop overextending yourself, the relationship begins to crack. Not because anyone is evil. Not because someone intentionally wants to hurt you. But because certain dynamics only survive when one person keeps giving more and more of themselves away, That realization broke my heart Not because I stopped loving but because I realized love alone isn't always enough. There were conversations about the future. Places we wanted to visit. Plans we thought would eventually happen. Little moments that felt ordinary at the time but became priceless once they turned into memories, Losing those things hurts, Losing the version of your future that existed in your mind hurts even more. The artwork reflects that feeling perfectly. A face slowly dissolving into fragments. Not disappearing all at once, but little by little. The same way heartbreak often happens. One expectation at a time. One memory at a time. One goodbye at a time.
Looking back now, I don't hear bitterness when I listen to Poner Límites (Remix). I hear someone grieving, I hear someone learning, I hear someone discovering that self-respect and love should never be enemies,. Most importantly, I hear someone who finally understood that setting boundaries is not about pushing people away. It's about protecting the parts of yourself that deserve to survive. Because sometimes the hardest lesson love teaches us is that choosing yourself is not selfish.
Sometimes it's necessary.
And sometimes it's the very thing that saves you.
